Mayor John C. Porter, a member and official of the Los Angeles Church Brotherhood and who prior to his election is said to have admitted that he had been a member of the Ku Klux Klan, was publicly accused this week of bearing prejudice against Jews, Catholics and Negroes.
An affidavit was placed on file with the City Council to that effect, which stated that Mayor Porter had made the following reply in answer to a question why he would not appoint a Negro on the police commission.
“I cannot appoint a Negro on that commission, as I could not appoint a Catholic or a Jew or a member of other religious groups to certain commissions. And anyway you people did not support me in the election.”
The affidavit was placed on file with a letter asking the Council to take cognizance of the fact that all races and creeds are not equal in the eyes of the Mayor.
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